… Special needs support ; wake up calls, reality checks,  back up plans, black projects, charity case projects, A-team; etiquette and business communications workshops; parenting issues, dating issues and advice, background checks, asset-educational and professional credentials verifications plus psychological, personality, intelligence, common sense, health and genetic testing, companion screening-testing and investigations; repurposing and custom husband retention plans, divorcelicious workshops …

Bossa Nova came about from a marriage between Samba rhythms, West Coast Jazz musical approach, poetry and the mid-50's vibe of Brasil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. The musical form gained steam following the partnership between Tom Jobim (composer) and Vinicius de Moraes (poet) (which gave birth to many timeless classic songs like Girl from Ipanema and the classic film Black Orpheus) and Joao Gilberto's revolutionary guitar work, among many other factors. The music found its way to the jazz c …

The Burbank STAR WARS Role Playing Group was created in an effort to find other geeks interested in table-top role playing in the Star Wars milieu. The campaign is called Fade to Black, and is set during the Rebellion Era of the original trilogy (Episodes IV, V, and VI). The campaign begins shortly after the Battle of Yavin -- the Imperial Senate has been disbanded, Alderaan has been destroyed, the Death Star has been revealed, and the Rebel Alliance has proven itself dangerously unified. The pl …

… While most of my professional work is digital I still love black and white film and maintain my own darkroom.  Most of my personal work originates as black and white negatives shot on 4x5 or 8x10 film. Our activities willm include evening Meetup get-togethers, day long photo shoots and weekend workshops.  I have over forty years of experience photographing the landscape so I know a lot of very exciting locations to share.  More important perhaps is that I have over thirty years of experience tea …